Development of Kids may be affected by Parents' Obesity

U.S., Jan. 3 -- According to a new study by a team of researchers from National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), children born to obese parents may have difficulties in problem solving abilities.
For the study, the researchers recruited more than 5,000 women from the United Sates. They examined the women after four months of giving birth. The researchers conducted motor skill tests and social competence on the children. Motor skill test is the ability to control movement of small muscles like fingers and hands. Social competence test indicates how well the children are able to relate to and interact with others.
The findings of the study revealed that the children born to obese mothers were 70 percent more likely to fail in test of motor skill, while children who were born to obese fathers were 75 percent more likely to fail in measures of social competence.
The findings of the study were published in the journal, Pediatrics.